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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jun 07, 1927

Page

6

Serial to Sailship Battle Ends In Tragic Rescue

An unnamed Celestal Empire vessel bound from Handhok to Hong Kong encounters a brutal typhoon. Captain Roberts fights to save his daughter Dorothy and Jack Grenville as the ship sinks and they cling to the mizzen top. Tommy the sailor aids their ascent before the storm shifts again, forcing the survivors to face a perilous, uncertain dawn.

Celestal Empire Handhok Hong Kong Roberts Dorothy Jack Grenville Grenville Torrie Jack Miss Roberts Byrney Jock Sydney Grammar School Sydney University Dot Theroghre Dorn le Fet Sonny Tommy Ealier Sturt Nick Tiorothy Bedien Thengkok River

Vision of a Star Becoming a Luminous Guide

In Chapter II the sea glows with phosphorescence as explosions fade leaving a fiery surge. A distant star appears, grows brighter and nearer, revealing a radiant figure in a transparent robe. The apparition, both powerful and loving, looms over Jack Grenville as a mysterious destiny unfolds.

Dack Ewell Jack Grenville

The Hexham Hell Recall and Strange Village Lore

Readable fragments describe Thorney Manor estate sale including West Thorney and St Nicholas Church with ancient inscribed wells. Notes on Bosham Channel bells, water rats, local river life, a bank auction of an African elephant, and assorted oddities from police and science, plus deer capture at Melton Park and a daring bullet magnet operation.

Thorney Bt. Nicholas Warewast Exeter Dogham College Bussel Borsham Church St. Nicholas Bosham Channel

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